Little Women explores the lives of the March sisters in 1860s New England, in the aftermath of the American Civil War. According to one of its producers, the new adaptation focuses more on the sisters’ young adult lives, particularly after Meg, Jo, and Amy leave their family home. The film jumps back and forth in time and focuses more on themes rather than narrative.
Little Women is an upcoming American coming-of-age period drama film written and directed by Greta Gerwig. It is the eighth film adaptation of the 1868 novel of the same name by Louisa May Alcott. The film stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Timothée Chalamet, Laura Dern, and Meryl Streep. Little Women is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on December 27, 2019, by Sony Pictures Releasing.
What is Little Women about?
It is an adaptation of the classic 1868 novel of the same name by Louisa May Alcott, who loosely based the book on herself and her own siblings. The coming of age story follows the lives of the four March sisters – Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy – as they grow from childhood to womanhood in the aftermath of the Civil War in America. With their father away fighting, the girls face the strife and limitations of poverty and social expectations.
Little Women is one of the most popular books in the history of American literature, and the novel has never been out of print. Lady Bird writer-director Greta Gerwig is helming the adaptation, reuniting with Ronan and Chalamet.
Gerwig was listed as one of the most influential people of 2018 by TIME magazine and was nominated for two Oscars for Lady Bird. She also co-wrote and starred in Frances Ha and her other acting credits include Damsels in Distress, To Rome with Love, Maggie’s Plan, Jackie and 20th Century Women.
Who’s in the cast of Little Women?
Little Women boasts an A-list cast of Oscar and Golden Globe-winning actors.
Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn), Emma Watson (Harry Potter), Florence Pugh (The Little Drummer Girl) and Eliza Scanlen (Sharp Objects) will play the four March sisters: Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth respectively.
James Norton plays Meg’s husband, John Brooke.
Ronan’s Lady Bird co-star Timothée Chalamet will portray boy next door and close friend of Jo, Theodore “Laurie” Laurence.
Cast Overview
Saoirse Ronan as Jo March
Emma Watson as Meg March
Florence Pugh as Amy March
Eliza Scanlen as Beth March
Timothée Chalamet as Theodore “Laurie” Laurence
Laura Dern as Marmee March
Meryl Streep as Aunt March
Bob Odenkirk as Mr. March
Louis Garrel as Friedrich Bhaer
James Norton as John Brooke
Tracy Letts as Mr. Dashwood
Abby Quinn as Annie
Little Women (2019)
Directed by: Greta Gerwig
Starring: Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, Eliza Scanlen, Florence Pugh, Meryl Streep, Timothée Chalamet, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern, Louis Garrel, Tracy Letts, James Norton, Bob Odenkirk, Maryann Plunkett, Hadley Robinson
Screenplay by: Greta Gerwig
Production Design by: Jess Gonchor
Cinematography by: Yorick Le Saux
Film Editing by: Nick Houy
Costume Design by: Jacqueline Durran
Set Decoration by: Claire Kaufman
Art Direction by: Sean Falkner, Chris Farmer, Bryan Felty
Music by: Alexandre Desplat
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements and brief smoking.
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
Release Date: December 27, 2019
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